Child care needs of farm families

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• Personal Author:
  Reschke KL
• Description:
  One crucial strategy for preventing childhood agricultural injuries is to provide feasible, safe alternatives to on-farm parental care of young children. The on- and off-farm work demands of farming parents often compromise their ability to provide adequate supervision of their children on the farm, particularly during periods of intense production activities, creating a demand for alternative child care options. In order for child care options to be of value to farming families, they must be perceived by parents as trustworthy; available when parents need them; and financially feasible. The challenge of creating sufficient child care options for farm families will only be met when communities and business leaders address child care as a matter of community economic well-being as well as child and family well-being. Recommendations are given for engaging community and business leaders, crafting solutions that meet families' preferences and needs, and expanding available data on farm parents' and child care. A description of a model program and a list of recommended resources are also given. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Family Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Child Care Child Care Options Children Child Safety Families Injuries Models Rural Child Care Safety Measures

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  208-213
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048970
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2012 Apr; 17(2):208-213
• Contact Point Address:
  Kathy L. Reschke, Child Wise Resources, 41 Central Avenue, Westerville, OH 43081
• Email:
  kreschke@childwiseresources.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:db78bc2074706a179e1e7bab02ad7cacbf586d7420de72f6dcadecaecadd5e81980342ceaadc2b64ac26c29922253b3472583516c3ecf967d9557b8fb321384a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203579/cdc_203579_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 281.87 KB ]